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While in Chicago promoting his upcoming film, "Larry Crowne," Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson visited RL in the Gold Coast Thursday and Friday. Country singer LeAnn Rimes and husband Eddie Cibrian had brunch at RL Sunday. Cibrian is filming NBC's "Playboy Club" in Chicago this summer. Singer Jimmy Buffet stopped by RL Friday night. "Entourage" star and Evanston native Jeremy Piven hit RL and Rockit Bar & Grill Saturday. La Toya Jackson specifically requested a white tablecloth for her lunch at Sunda Friday even though Sunda doesn't use tablecloths. Jackson, who was in Chicago for a book signing, also had hot towel service in between each...

I spent a full day on the set with the "Boss" cast and crew when they were filming here this summer, and I walked away with the distinct impression that the series would not fall into some of the same traps that hampered Fox's "The...

The three minute trailer for the upcoming NBC drama “Chicago Fire” features firefighters battling flames in a collapsing building, a firefighter receiving a “Pulp Fiction”-like needle through the chest, and two people sucking face in the shower, but...

Now is when Chicago’s celebrity scene gets interesting.Some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports will soon visit our city on vacation (NBA stars especially like to do this) or because they live here part-time (you can count on plenty of...

Is there anyone in Chicago having more fun this summer than Chris Chelios?
The former Blackhawk was standing alongside Eddie Vedder last month when the Pearl Jam singer gave an impromptu performance at Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap in Lincoln Park and he...

If you followed Kelsey Grammer’s time in the Chicago area filming Season 2 of cable network Starz’s “Boss,” you likely know the five-time Emmy-winning actor had his wife’s name tattooed on his hip in April at Insight Studios in the Noble Square...

Actor Taye Diggs and actress-singer-songwriter Idina Menzel have sold their home in Studio City for $2.55 million — about 15% less than their original asking price.
The couple, who last December announced plans to go their seperate ways after 10 years of...

Apparently Chicago politicians are hot—at least the fictional kind. They appear in Fox’s “The Chicago Code,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and, this fall, in “Boss,” a new Starz series that will begin filming April 27 in the Windy City.The cable network...